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Did you have any issues with neighboring cabin noise? Have been reading about lack of soundproofing with TV and conversations being very audible...

But after July 1 would I still have the option to switch my Olife beverage choice to an Olife OBC choice? Or move to a cruise only fare (or would that cost more)? 

Are there more details on drinks? "Champagne wine and more" doesn't say if it's still just at lunch and dinner, if more means expanded to hard liquor, what an upgraded package would cost...

I'm completely confused now. We're booked for 2025. Won't do any excursions. Picked Olife beverage package and was planning to upgrade since I like a glass of wine before dinner and husband prefers a scotch. If I stick with my Olife choice, will the "Champagne wine and more" not apply to me? Should I switch my Olife to OBC and buy the upgraded beverage package now? Help!

Thanks again, I have time. 

Ack! Thanks.

If I order a glass of wine before dinner, in a lounge of bar, is this included in the House Select beverage package? The "with lunch and dinner" wording is making me nervous.

18 hours ago, Flatbush Flyer said:

So, gotta ask: what did you think accounts for the extra cost of the O Life fare, when compared to “cruise only?”🤔

Speaking just for myself, but I thought maybe the port fees and taxes were the cause of the discrepancy. It didn't keep me from booking but I couldn't figure it out either. We're not frequent cruisers but I think the word free is a bit freely used with the O Life perks. 

Ditto!

If you look at O's pdf deck plan, it shows wrap balcony. I'd scrutinize exterior pics of front of ship to be sure.

On 5/22/2023 at 6:19 PM, basor said:

You were correct in asking for a link to the menu he was looking at then there would have been no confusion .....this menu is not for drinks but high end "spirits".  I.E. - I want a whiskey on the rocks but with one of these specific high end whiskies.   I have posted a topic asking for a copy of the Founders Bar menu with pricing and mixology menu with pricing and if someone on board was able to use their prestige package.  This way we will have the definitive answer to price and inclusion., 

Did you find the answer to this? My husband likes a Dewars White Label as a cocktail and a single malt scotch after dinner. I'm trying to determine if upgrading to Prestige will cover these. If not, it probably makes more sense just to pay-as-we-go.

Odd that there is not a single ship left though. They’ve been offloading crew and making room for sister ships for weeks. This is the only moment the port has been empty. Even the Virgin Voyages sailed. Very curious.

Never mind!

And Mariner Of The Seas just went out empty as well, just now at 12:30.  My husband thinks he saw a third ship heading out earlier. It’s unusual to see them going out at this time of day which is why we’ve noticed.

So I live in Miami and about 15 minutes ago (noon-ish) the Allure left the Port of Miami without any passengers on it. 

What do CAPT and PALL mean on your seapass?

These chairs ARE on the Celebrity Suite balconies. They look really nice on the YouTube tours. They either cheaped out or something went wrong with their order from the vendor - it’s either one or the other, right? I wish Celebrity would adress the Sky Suite balcony furniture issue with an email. It’s not as if people don’t notice what they have booked. Pre-Edge, we would deliberate over spending the extra $ just to get the footstool (and always did) for heaven’s sake!

VT, completely different subject but I stumbled on an article about the Edge retail offerings and found this. Methinks you need some jewelry!

”Edge Steel Collection: A limited-edition fashion jewellery collection made from the first cut of steel used to build the ship. Pieces are inspired by elements of the ship’s architecture and design, such as the Magic Carpet, the outdoor movie screen on the Pool Deck and design features in the Solarium.”

The whole read is kind of interesting. 

https://www.dfnionline.com/lead-stories/starboard-elevates-senses-transformative-retail-onboard-celebrity-edge-03-12-2018/

3 hours ago, Freestyle Cruiser said:

 

I saw the oversized table. Can use it as a foot rest 

 

How do you like the bathroom and the rest of the RS. I saw it has a larger fridge which is nice. We loved everything about Soltice class RS except the balcony tub was IMO useless and the one big lounger. Always should have been 2 loungers for 2 people. 

Hi, I don’t actually board until later this week. Not quite in it yet, just meant booked in it. Happy to answer more questions once we’re there.

I’m not in it yet but based on the photos, I think only 4 at the table... maybe another 2 could fit at the ends if they brought extra dining chairs. For sitting around socializing in LR I think 8... maybe 10 if you had sub-groups.

The sofa is a pull-out and there is a half bath, plus access to the master bath without having to go thru the bedroom. So yes, you could have a third guest.

Solstice Royal Suite = 590 square feet interior, 158 square foot balcony

Edge Royal Suite = 687 square feet interior, 72 square foot balcony

I think people were initially very surprised when the deck plan info came out and saw how much smaller the balcony was. I gather they have hot tubs on the S-Class. We booked it because we have a family gathering and wanted the interior space. Board on Wednesday. Doubt I would book it for any other reason. 

Don’t know about Penthouses.

I’m in a Royal and the rendering shows angled loungers - knew this was incredibly unlikely, or cramped if it happened, based on the actual balcony dimensions. But nobody asked me... There are cushy chairs which I am happy about but a much-too-large-for-the-space table between them. Hope it doesn’t fall overboard one night. Kidding. Really.

9 minutes ago, beachbunny6 said:

Regarding those dinky tray tables, can someone please measure the distance across between the handles, then when a room service person arrives, measure the width of the tray they bring the food on, not the long way, but the shorter way?  It would be nice if that would fit on the tiny table between the handles, and would then extend and square-off the top, so more would fit on it.  Just an idea.  Not being there in person, I cannot see if it would work, but perhaps... 

This was posted on Instagram this morning. Maybe they just ran out of trays by the time they got to VT?

26 minutes ago, Silkroad said:

I must say that this poor excuse for a table, and the lack of a lounger (or even comfortable - high enough to support neck- reclining chairs & footstools) isn’t inspiring me to continue my campaign to convince my DH that we should book a Sky Suite next time. It’s one thing to have this in our IV, but I expected Suites to have furniture commensurate with the size of their balconies, and their fares!

Especially with those prices. The lack of planning is sort of staggering. It’s a small space and sooo easy to use graph paper, a 3D room planning app, or tape on the floor to figure out what would fit/look appropriate on each category of balcony. Decorators!

It seemes very much like a 2-person suite once the photos came out. I’d book one for that but someone has to fix your balcony furniture situation.

We’re a Royal Suite later this week and are (TOTAL first world problem, as you say) slightly horrified at the mishmash of furniture in the living room, the big unnecessary black cube in the bathroom that I’m sure to walk right into at night, and the large heavy-looking coffee table on the smallish balcony that means I can’t sit next to my husband and chat. I was expecting the small balcony size but the furniture is beyond odd. It’s almost as if they pulled it from some interior space because the REAL furniture didn’t show up. 

Like this:

Also the S2s.